HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2313        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 186

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to housing production plans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/31/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/28/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/31/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2313        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 186

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 186) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to authorize cities and towns to deny housing applications that are inconsistent with housing production plans.  Community Development and Small Businesses.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to housing production plans.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 8 of Chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after line 14, the following paragraph:-

Upon the approval of a comprehensive housing production plan by the department, a city or town shall have the right to deny any housing application that is inconsistent with the goals of said housing production plan for a period of not more than two years following the plan’s initial approval.